Author:
Boteler W L,Barnes K J,Buimovici-Klein E,O'Beirne A J
Abstract
A 1-h enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Rubestat) was developed for rubella virus immunoglobulin G detection. The assay used phenolphthalein monophosphate as the substrate, which, when developed, can easily be read visually. Rubestat compared very favorably to hemagglutination inhibition and commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in its ability to determine immune status. Rubestat demonstrated greater than 97% specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy as compared with other methodologies at 10 different laboratories. The Rubestat index values were precise, with coefficients of variation for intra- and interassay variation of less than 10%. Mean index values had a linear correlation with hemagglutination inhibition titers (r2 greater than 0.97). A population distribution of index values illustrated two distinct bell-shaped curves representing the positive and negative populations. Studies of acute and convalescent serum pairs showed Rubestat to be as accurate as hemagglutination inhibition in determining seroconversion.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Cited by
3 articles.
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